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Applicant Name*
First Last
Co-Applicant Name
First Last
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Home Phone*
Cell Phone
Work Phone
Email*
How did you learn about HHBR?*
Why are you interested in fostering?

A successful adoption depends on both the selection of the right basset for the "adopter's" household and the understanding of his caretaking needs that the "foster" provides us. As the foster, your role is to assess the adoptability and behavioral characteristics of the dog while it is in a normal family environment. Please answer the following questions as completely as possible.
How Many People are there in your home?*
Ages of minor (18 & under) children
How long would the hound be left alone in a 24 Hr period?
Are you established with a local veterinarian?
- Yes
- No
Name of Veterinary Clinic/Hospital
Vet's Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Vet's Phone
Have you ever owned a dog before?
- Yes
- No
Have you ever owned a basset hound before?
- Yes
- No
If yes, what happened to the dog, or any other dogs you have owned?
Do you own any other pets (cats, birds, pocket pets, etc) in the household?*
- Yes
- No
If yes, please list:
Your home is currently:*
- Rented
- Owned
IMPORTANT: If you rent you MUST have proof of your legal ability to keep a dog (i.e., a copy of your lease, written letter from the landlord, tenants association or rental office, etc.) available for inspection when your home visit is performed.
What most appropriately describes your home?*
Do you have a fenced in area or yard for the dog?*
- Yes
- No
What kind of fence?
How do you plan to exercise your foster dog?
Have you ever taken a dog obedience course?*
- Yes
- No
Please tell us what kind of actions you took to correct it?
Have you ever had a dog with health problems?*
- Yes
- No
Please describe.
Have you ever adopted a dog before?*
- Yes
- No
If yes, from where (check all that apply).
- City/County Shelter
- SPCA
- Humane Society
- Rescue Group
- Private Shelter
- Other
Have you ever fostered a dog before?*
- Yes
- No
If yes, from where (check all that apply).
- City/County Shelter
- SPCA
- Humane Society
- Rescue Group
- Private Shelter
- Other

IF NECESSARY ARE YOU WILLING TO:
House train your foster dog?*
- Yes
- No
Work on behavior problems?*
- Yes
- No
Work on health problems?*
- Yes
- No
Crate train your foster dog?*
- Yes
- No
DO YOU UNDERSTAND YOU WILL HAVE TO:
Sign a foster home agreement?*
- Yes
- No
Be responsible for providing food & shelter for your foster?*
- Yes
- No
HHBR will reimburse any veterinary care for your foster.*
- Yes
- No
Your foster is NOT your dog but is a HHBR dog?*
- Yes
- No
As a foster parent, you will be expected to relinquish the dog to a qualified adopter?*
- Yes
- No
Please use this space to provide any additional information you feel is pertinent.
All the information I have provided on this application is, to the best of my knowledge, true and complete. I understand that falsifying information on this application, or at any other time during the process, disqualifies me from fostering. With the electronic submission of this application form, I am authorizing HHBR to contact my veterinarian to discuss my veterinary records.
Signature (Full Name)*

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